swordtail, helleri, topminnow, Xyphophorus helleri
(noun) freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish
Source: WordNet® 3.1
swordtail (plural swordtails)
One of many species of freshwater fish, in genus Xiphophorus, others of which are called platyfish.
Any of various papilionid butterflies that have a long sword-like projection from the tornal section of each hindwing.
• green swordtail
Source: Wiktionary
Sword"tail`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) The limulus. (b) Any hemipterous insect of the genus Uroxiphus, found upon forest trees.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
